Yearly Archives: 2008
Hedge-Fund Clients Pulled $43 Billion Last Month, TrimTabs Says
Bloomberg – Investors withdrew a record $43 billion from hedge funds in September as they fled distressed-securities and stock funds because of poor performance, TrimTabs Investment Research said today. The estimated outflows were the most since TrimTabs started tracking the […]
Paulson To Hedge Funds “No Soup For You”
In an interview on Bloomberg TV, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, when asked whether hedge funds might be eligible for the U.S. plan injecting capital into financial companies he said, "the program right now is for banks and thrifts." On Monday, […]
Bankers take a billhook to the hedge funds
Times Online – Hedge fund managers are paranoid. And they are right to be. The other day I had lunch with a senior financial official whose view of hedge funds was simple. “They were a con. The returns were all […]
Gradient close to collapse as hedge funds feel heat
Telegraph.co.uk – The City-based European equity fund, which had $2.5bn under management at its peak, is now down over 63pc so far this year, leaving investors fearful it will be forced to close. The “blow-up” is a mighty fall for […]
Morgan Stanley’s Mack Says Some Hedge Funds May Fail
Bloomberg – Morgan Stanley Chief Executive Officer John Mack said tumbling markets may drive some hedge funds out of business, prompting his firm to “resize.” “Friends in that community say that by year-end, you’ll see the number of firms in the […]
Fortress fighting to keep two of its companies afloat
FT – Reuters – Fortress Investment Group LLC, one of the few publicly traded managers of private equity and hedge funds, is taking action to keep two of its companies afloat, the Financial Times said, quoting people familiar with the […]
Hedge funds turn in September to forget
Globe and Mail – Canadian hedge funds posted a brutal 11.2 per cent decline in September, losses that are likely to leave many investors questioning this expensive alternative asset strategy. The latest installment of the Scotia Capital Canadian Hedge Fund Performance […]
GlobeOp Performance Remains Strong
West Palm Beach (HedgeCo.net) – Hedge Fund provider GlobeOp Financial Services S.A. published its Interim Management Statement covering the period since 30 June 2008. As a group, GlobeOp’s clients appear to have out-performed the industry. "I am pleased to report […]
US shares should get an ‘Obama bounce’
Telegraph.co.uk – The American Presidential election next month may have significant implications for investors because the US remains by far the largest economy in the world. Senators McCain and Obama have articulated differing approaches to taxes, trade, foreign policy and […]
Hedge Fund takes offer for Epicor to shareholders
Reuters – Hedge Fund Elliott Associates LP on Wednesday took its $529 million cash offer for Epicor Software Corp directly to shareholders, two days after it was snubbed by the business software maker’s board. Elliott said it, through a unit, […]
Sarkozy urges clampdown on hedge funds, offshores
Reuters – President Nicolas Sarkozy called at a European Union summit on Wednesday for a clamp-down on hedge funds and offshore centres as part of efforts to better regulate the world financial system. "I would propose a simple principle, that […]
Deep recession fears thrash Asia stocks
Reuters – Asian stocks plummeted, led by an 11 percent drop on Japan’s Nikkei, and oil prices dropped to a one-year low on Thursday as fears grew of a more protracted and sharp global slowdown than initially expected. Major European […]